Thieves Market, hunting ground for vintage goods
You can get anything from old kettles, cameras, doorbells and even charcoal irons for a bargain at the popular market
"Thieves Market" is a treasure trove to some and a junkyard to others depending on how you look at the items for sale here.
The market, which is officially known as the Lorong Kulit flea market, off Jalan Datuk Keramat has stalls offering interesting collectibles.
Shoppers can find items such as old kettles, compasses, irons, cameras, ancient door bells, and even a kopitiam table.
Abdul Razak Shaik Daud, 70, who sells antiques at the market said that many of the items come from abroad as well as places like Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and India.
He said even though they were put up for sale at a place dubbed as the thieves market, the dealers would still make sure that the items were not stolen or fake.
"Before we buy them, we will check to see if they are real because our customers would not want to buy anything that is not authentic and of quality.
"Some of them are experienced antique collectors.
"If the quality of the items are good, they will be willing to pay a higher price," he told Streets recently, adding that his items are sold for anything between RM2 and RM7,000.
Nur Ain Alaudin, 25, another trader selling antiques at the market, said the age-old items usually draw many curious shoppers to check out the stalls even though they were not there to buy antiques.
"You do not have to be a collector, just be curious about the interesting items we have here. Items like the antique charcoal iron which looks like a water bucket also attracts people.
"We also have old cameras that many students from Universiti Sains Malaysia find intriguing.
"Some people have bought these and even tried to repair the cameras so that they can be used," said the University Teknologi Mara (UiTM) graduate who is following her father's footsteps by selling antiques.
Nur Ain said she had a century-old china teapot set worth RM1,500.
Customers browsing for items at one of the stalls.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
You can get anything from old kettles, cameras, doorbells and even charcoal irons for a bargain at the popular market
"Thieves Market" is a treasure trove to some and a junkyard to others depending on how you look at the items for sale here.
The market, which is officially known as the Lorong Kulit flea market, off Jalan Datuk Keramat has stalls offering interesting collectibles.
Shoppers can find items such as old kettles, compasses, irons, cameras, ancient door bells, and even a kopitiam table.
Abdul Razak Shaik Daud, 70, who sells antiques at the market said that many of the items come from abroad as well as places like Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and India.
He said even though they were put up for sale at a place dubbed as the thieves market, the dealers would still make sure that the items were not stolen or fake.
"Before we buy them, we will check to see if they are real because our customers would not want to buy anything that is not authentic and of quality.
"Some of them are experienced antique collectors.
"If the quality of the items are good, they will be willing to pay a higher price," he told Streets recently, adding that his items are sold for anything between RM2 and RM7,000.
Nur Ain Alaudin, 25, another trader selling antiques at the market, said the age-old items usually draw many curious shoppers to check out the stalls even though they were not there to buy antiques.
"You do not have to be a collector, just be curious about the interesting items we have here. Items like the antique charcoal iron which looks like a water bucket also attracts people.
"We also have old cameras that many students from Universiti Sains Malaysia find intriguing.
"Some people have bought these and even tried to repair the cameras so that they can be used," said the University Teknologi Mara (UiTM) graduate who is following her father's footsteps by selling antiques.
Nur Ain said she had a century-old china teapot set worth RM1,500.
Customers browsing for items at one of the stalls.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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